5Whoever obeys his command will come to no harm, and the wise heart will know the proper time and procedure.
5Whoever obeys his command will come to no harm, and the wise heart will know the proper time and procedure.
2 Obey the king's command, I say, because you took an oath before God.
3 Do not be in a hurry to leave the king's presence. Do not stand up for a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.
4 Since a king's word is supreme, who can say to him, "What are you doing?"
5 Whoever obeys his command will come to no harm, and the wise heart will know the proper time and procedure.
6 For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter, though a man's misery weighs heavily upon him.
7 Since no man knows the future, who can tell him what is to come?
8:5Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment.
8:5He that keepeth the commandments shall find no evil. The heart of a wise man understandeth time and answer.
8:5Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart discerneth time and judgment:
8:5Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart knoweth time and manner.
8:5Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart discerneth time and judgment:
8:5He who keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.
8:5Whoever keeps the commandment shall not come to harm, and his wise heart will know the time and procedure.
8:5Whoso is keeping a command knoweth no evil thing, and time and judgment the heart of the wise knoweth.
8:5Whoever keeps the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerns both time and judgment.